Kuwaiti policemen hurt in clash with militants

At least two Kuwaiti policemen were wounded when they clashed with armed gunmen in southern Kuwait today.

At least two Kuwaiti policemen were wounded when they clashed with armed gunmen in southern Kuwait today.

Kuwaiti security sources reported an exchange of fire at Umm al-Haiman..

No further details were immediately available. The incident follows last Monday's deadly clash in a Kuwait city suburb between Islamist militants and state security in which two members of state security and one gunman were killed.

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